Your tech news roundup, via the DGiT Daily tech newsletter, for Friday, July 31, 2020.
1. Pixel 4a will arrive on Monday
Google released a teaser last night for the next mid-range phone that has more leaks than a sieve.
Google Store was amused by the preview, showing a blank device along with custom “lorem ipsum” text:
- Click on the boxes to align with the Google logo colors of blue, red, yellow, blue, green and red, the Google logo colors, and you will get the following:
- The text suggests low-light photography, bokeh photographic effects (shallow depth of field) and a long-lasting battery, and of course that date: Monday, August 3.
- Consider the marked calendar!
- It’s a great week next week – that’s just two days before the Samsung Unpacked event, where we hope to see much more advanced devices.
Should Google be hopeful of big sales? Apple’s Suggestions:
- Well, good question. It will take on the OnePlus Nord everywhere except the US However, the biggest fish to fry will be the iPhone SE 2020.
- Apple earnings last night noted that even the iPhone range suffered during COVID-19 crashes and store closings, but less than expected.
- While people rushed to get Macs and iPads to support work and home schooling, with income growth of 21.6% and 31% respectively, over the same period last year, Apple said iPhone revenue was expected to drop due to store closings.
- Instead, thanks to the iPhone SE, iPhone revenue increased 1.7%, with CEO Tim Cook attributing the “very successful” launch of the low-cost iPhone SE for $ 399.
- According to analysts, Apple was the only company that saw growth in smartphone sales in the second quarter of 2020.
- What could also help is that Apple confirmed that the iPhone 12 launch date will be delayed this year, and one executive noted that the new iPhone is expected to “be available a few weeks later.” The normal launch is during September, which implies a launch in October.
- Back to Google, and the most important prices.
- There have been indications that Google could price the new 4a for as little as $ 349 (albeit with 64GB of storage in the base). That can mean a 128GB model for a little bit more.
- Here’s the thing. As long as Google announces a rock solid device, you probably want to upgrade from the Pixel 3a XL that I have been using. But the prices and the final specifications will be important
2. Nokia 8.3 5G will arrive in the US More than six months after its announcement (Android Authority). (Android Authority)
3. Google bought YouTube right after deciding on a Google branded Flip Video (Android Authority)
4. We asked you, you told us: the iPhone SE camera hits the OnePlus Nord. Is all hope lost? OnePlus may well release tweaks to image processing capabilities, but if it’s not good at launch it won’t be reviewed well (Android Authority)
5. “Sorry, but Samsung’s folding phone naming strategy is ridiculously bad” (SamMobile)
6. In the pandemic economy, tech companies are registering it: Apple, Alphabet, Amazon and Facebook reported earnings last night, and wow. Three in four grew, with only Alphabet / Google seeing a decline in advertising revenue, their first in history. Amazon blew the estimates out of the water, Apple showed resistance and more, and Facebook somehow added 12% more users in more parts of the world, and more people used Facebook longer during the crash. All day after the antitrust hearings. Good report here (The edge) and TechCrunch It has a summary of the numbers. In addition, Facebook says that Apple’s iOS 14 changes could harm its advertising targeting (CNBC)
7. Assuming SpaceX, Amazon will invest $ 10 billion in a satellite broadband plan, and it also obtained FCC approval to operate in low Earth orbit (Reuters)
8. Halo Infinite multiplayer will be free, and up to 120 fps suggest leaks (The edge) In addition, the Halo team on graphic criticism: ‘we have work to do’ (Engadget)… And they know about the Craig meme!
9. Honda E 2020 First Review: Cute is just the beginning. I’m not sure I love all the screens on the board. (CNET)
10. Twitter says a ‘phone spear phishing’ attack led to the big bitcoin scam (Ars Technica)
11. NASA: Perseverance of Mars in ‘safe mode’ after colder launch than expected, but should recover (Space)
12. Bob and Doug return on Sunday: NASA and SpaceX point at 2:42 pm EDT on Sunday, August 2 for a dip, as the Crew Dragon should leave the ISS on Saturday night at 7:35. pm EDT (POT)
13. ELI5: “Why does it hurt when alcohol is applied to an infected wound and why does the wound heal faster that way?” (r / explain me like it).
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